Selecting your African Diaspora seeds and seedlings
One of the first steps in creating your African Diaspora edible garden is to select the crops you like and that have meaning to you. ...
FISH PEPPER - An enduring story of lost and found gardening history
This heirloom cultivar of capsicum annum originated in southern Mexico, but made its way to Caribbean and into North America,...
Carolina Gold - The story of the hidden wealth of early America
Thanks to the work of Glenn Roberts, proprietor of Anson Mills and a president of the Carolina Gold Foundation, and many others with we...
Black-Eyed Peas - At New Years and anytime
My earliest recollection black-eyed peas was our family mantra that you can't start the New Year without black-eyed peas, stewed tomatoes...
Goose Creek Tomato - A Family Heirloom
From Seed to Skillet begins with co-author Jimmy Williams telling us how gardening can be a generation to generation production, how his...
Aunt Lou's Underground Railroad Tomato
I’m very fond of the idea that I can grow something in my garden that was passed down from an African traveling to freedom through the...
From Seed to Skillet: A Guide to Growing, Tending, Harvesting and Cooking Up Fresh, Healthy Food to Share with People You Love
I met Jimmy Williams (and son Logan Williams) tending their wares at the Hollywood Farmer’s Market on a Sunday morning in Hollywood,...
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the LandBy
In Farming While Black, Leah Penniman has gifted us a valuable and inspiring resource. Â Like the story she tells of the origins of Soul...
Let's get started with your African diaspora garden
Now that you've decided to launch a culturally-focused, edible garden, let's get started with the basics. What's more important than...
Hudson Valley Seed Company​
In the heart of the Hudson Valley, amidst rolling hills and fertile soil, lies the Hudson Valley Seed Company—a beacon of sustainable...
